Health

Mon Nov 7

Health Check: why do we get a stitch and how can we stop it?

Written by Andrew Lavender, Lecturer, School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University

For a long time it was thought during exercise there would be a reduction in blood flow to the diaphragm in favour of supplying blood and oxygen to the working limb muscles. from www.shutterstock.com.au

A stitch in medical terms is known as “exercise-related transient abdominal pain”. People often describe it as a sharp or stabbing...

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